The U.S. dollar was little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited a speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the annual Jackson Hole symposium later this week for clues on the monetary policy path.

The U.S. dollar slipped slightly on Tuesday, giving back earlier gains as investors remained cautious following the White House summit on Ukraine. By 04:40 ET (08:40 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against six major currencies,

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U.S. stocks ended mostly flat on Monday as investors followed the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's Friday speech at the annual monetary-policy symposium in Jackson Hole,

Gold prices were largely unchanged in Tuesday’s Asian session as investors stayed on the sidelines, awaiting clarity on a possible Russia-Ukraine peace deal and the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium. The metal is recovering some losses from last week,